Dodge Challenger Demon

[CoupeKing]

Gotta love the interior appointments:

[chrisandsharon]

[jgmdat]

Dare I say it but Dodge just made America great again

[malazn mafia]

Originally Posted by CoupeKing

Brace yourself! The latest instalment lasts a whopping 15 seconds!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcdrohVsUEo


Challenger SRT Demon’s super cooled air induction system:


The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is the first-ever, factory production car with a liquid-to-air charge air cooler chiller system. This exclusive performance feature enables the Challenger SRT Demon to achieve charge air induction temperatures previously unattainable by pressure-charged street-legal production vehicles.

Conventional cooling methods consist of simply using air or coolant to reduce the air induction temperature as it is passed through the charge air cooler. When in Drag Mode, the Challenger SRT Demon interior air conditioning system is diverted to chill the engine’s charge air cooling system.

The result:
Up to 45 degree Fahrenheit reduction in intake air temperature

I can smell Methanol!




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I've always wondered why one couldn't utilise the air conditioning system to feed the engine cold air, and now dodge comes and along and does exactly that

[CoupeKing]

Only pic I could find, some cool colours.




Here's some more fun-facts:

4200lbs (I think).
Factory line lock.
Factory trans brake.
Factory suspension to aid in weight transfer = 35" of wheels in the air.
Factory chiller.
Factory tuned to run 100oct gas.
Seats are $1 each and the crate is $1.

Top speed has been electronically governed at about 168 mph - that's all those tyres can handle.

And 0-100 kph with a rollout in 2.1 seconds.

[Brazen]

You don't often see green as a colour on cars anymore

[PaulXR50]

http://media.fcanorthamerica.com/new...id=18241&mid=1

http://www.freep.com/story/money/car...ons/100372536/

All interesting specs - crazy 2.92 ft of front wheel lift come in handy at the shops over those pesky speed bumps.

Well under $100k US i would like to see that.

[383hq]

Originally Posted by malazn mafia

I've always wondered why one couldn't utilise the air conditioning system to feed the engine cold air, and now dodge comes and along and does exactly that

I reckon the Ford f-150 SVT/ lightning used the air con to chill the glycol in the water-air intercooler. How does the dodge do it?

[Nu66et]

Originally Posted by 383hq

I reckon the Ford f-150 SVT/ lightning used the air con to chill the glycol in the water-air intercooler. How does the dodge do it?

The concept they made a decade or so ago did but none of the production Lightnings did. You can get aftermarket kits that do the same for various cars, including the LSA equipped GTS.

[CoupeKing]

As long as that decade-old technology didn't leave small puddles along the drag strip.

[DJR-351]

Certainly doing some wild promoting......

https://giphy.com/gifs/demon-drag-ra...Kis/fullscreen

[CoupeKing]

CEO talking about the Demon, first video in the link.

http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2017/04/...ute-beast.html

[CoupeKing]

Even the Governor of New York took it for a spin:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyu9s2u4kEU

[Sioso]

Originally Posted by CoupeKing

Even the Governor of New York took it for a spin:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyu9s2u4kEU

Imagine an Australian politician spinning the wheels of a car in public!
The do-gooders and the media would be calling for a jail sentence.

[chrisandsharon]

Originally Posted by Sioso

Imagine an Australian politician spinning the wheels of a car in public!
The do-gooders and the media would be calling for a jail sentence.

Give one to Bob Hawke - he'll light em up with the words 'if ya don't like that you're a bum'

[CoupeKing]

Demon price is just over 86k but dealerships will most likely blow that out of the water. Looks good! Let it roar FFS .... I think his Nana was in the drivers seat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E4fECemqzU

[CoupeKing]

Here's another clip of the same car.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd0mDjljohU

Keep an eye out for the guy that *@!%$ himself

[ebv8]

in the link Cleetus talks about the price and the $1 options
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2XV2yOF6v8

[CoupeKing]

6 seconds of carnage *Loud!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2stAxdRgzw4

[DJR-351]

Originally Posted by CoupeKing

6 seconds of carnage *Loud!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2stAxdRgzw4

That'll wake the street up on the way to work at 5am.....

[baboon]

Originally Posted by CoupeKing

6 seconds of carnage *Loud!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2stAxdRgzw4

Very nice. It sounded like he short shifted too.

[CoupeKing]

Here's a better video of the previous clip. It's actually the CEO that fired it up and took it for a spin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msUdk08Nhe8

[CoupeKing]

Interesting allocation process.


'This means that not only will those consumers paying a big markup being paying more, but they will also be waiting longer and they will have a car with a higher serial number'

https://www.allpar.com/news/2017/06/...nnounced-38050

[CoupeKing]

Some specimens are slowly appearing in public who for the most part know nothing about this car, and will never be ready for it - GOOD!

Here's a couple clips testing at the strip. Can almost see daylight under the front-left tyre in the first vid, and the second clip is somebody getting taught how to launch it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsyAqHu9W9I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2JxW7gs78k

And 2018 widebody Hellcat:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h50WVia8HnE


White Demon with satin black graphics package looks awesome:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc89TqYVs6M

[Sabantien]

Looks so much fun. And love the sound of it. Even if I lived in the US, I couldn't justify a car built pretty much for drag racing, but it's great for those who can.

I'd take just a regular V8 Challenger.

[CoupeKing]

Originally Posted by Sabantien

Looks so much fun. And love the sound of it. Even if I lived in the US, I couldn't justify a car built pretty much for drag racing, but it's great for those who can.

I'd take just a regular V8 Challenger.

Single seat option could be good, no kids or misses screaming in your ear, and if your mates want to go for a cruise tell them to bring a milk-crate...be like that movie Death Proof )


They got plenty more options in the TrackHawk or 3 rows of seats in the Durango. None of which are my style but one can quite easily see the attraction:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzi6x8i_Qqc

[FG50T]

Originally Posted by CoupeKing

Interesting allocation process.


'This means that not only will those consumers paying a big markup being paying more, but they will also be waiting longer and they will have a car with a higher serial number'

https://www.allpar.com/news/2017/06/...nnounced-38050

This is the best thing I've ever read about a car company. Ferrari should take note.

[CoupeKing]

Here's a good 20 minute review that covers the Demon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN6y...OBXgCA&index=2

[CoupeKing]

Engine on a dyno...600 lp of torque at 2,000 rpm?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzLPXoXqh_c

And for the nerds here's some clips explaining how the Demon utilizes the air-conditioner for more HP and how it's able to launch so hard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLOkr-hUnU4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93MuL4lRrO8

[Bossxr8]

Bit of controversy with Motortrend only able to run an 11 with it. Not sure what's going on there.